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galligu

galligu noun: the insoluble waste products of the Leblanc process.

Noun

galligu (uncountable)

  1. The insoluble waste products of the Leblanc process.
    • Most of what is now south-central Widnes is probably underlain by galligu[…]1967, Geographical Association, Geography, volumes 51-52
    • Of the technical improvements in the Leblanc process, some of the most important were concerned with the treatment of galligu to recover sulphur.1993, Thomas Kingston Derry, Trevor Illtyd Williams, A short history of technology: from the earliest times to A.D. 1900, page 540

Origin of galligu

Term used in Widnes (historically part of Lancashire), of unknown origin. Possibly onomatopoeic or sound-symbolic.

Questions about galligu

What does galligu mean?
Galligu means the insoluble waste products of the Leblanc process.
What part of speech is galligu?
Galligu is a noun.

Words near galligu in the dictionary

  1. Galligan
  2. Galligans
  3. galligaskins
  4. Galligher
  5. Gallighers
  6. galligu
  7. Galliher
  8. Gallihers
  9. Gallimania
  10. gallimatia
  11. gallimaufray

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